1038: Someone walks up to a large fountain, and sticks an umbrella over it. Rather than ripping someone's arm off, the fountain is torn and the guy flies upward. All I'm saying is the art would be less confusing if it were cut'n'paste.

1039: Because chemists can generate large words, and because safe words are chosen randomly from all words someone knows, chemists use large safe words. This is a terrible idea, because safe words are a terrible idea; just say 'stop it' and if someone says 'stop it' know to stop it.

1040: Oh look, he did one of those visual comparison thingies. Because the kola borehole oil drill were so close I checked and he put the oil about 5000 feet too deep. These are not very impressive once you find holes in them.

1038: "Someone walks up to a large fountain, and sticks an umbrella over it." Are you that German summary guy? Or maybe you're trying to do an xkcdexplained. Even xkcdexplained got boring by repeatedly trying to do an xkcdexplained.

"the fountain is torn and the guy flies upward" -- this is the only redeeming sentence in your whole post. Good observation; succinct; amusing; correct. It's exactly what I thought when looking at this strip.

1039: you misunderstand safe words. Please research + rewrite this part entirely.

1040: "Oh look" - no.

[list of errors] This is acceptable but they speak for themselves - be unambiguous, include corrections, and ouster the sarcasm.

"These are not very impressive once you find holes in them." If making a cheap pun, be extremely obvious: uppercase "HOLES" or "amirite" or something. Like putting a clown nose on the corpse of your defeated opponent, this is sure to frustrate the half-cuddlefish who at least respect your serious attempt at literary critique.

I still hold that 1040 is no more clever or unique than a poster showing the order and size of the planets oribiting our Sun. It's the sort of thing you'd see in any introductory oceanography / geology textbook and Randy is playing on the fact that most of his readers are physics-fans and maths-fans rather than water-fans or rock-fans.

I still hold that over 9000 is no more sustainable or sustainable than a poster showing the order and size of the leopards oribiting our cuddlefish. It's the sort of thing you'd see in any introductory scientology / liberal arts textbook and Randy is playing on the fact that most of his readers are fire-fans and air-fans rather than water-fans or earth-fans.

I recently had a dream where there was a new classmate in school, and he had gotten very popular and everyone loved him. Even though I had never talked to him, he decided to harass me and abuse me. In the hallways, he would grab me and pull me aside to molest me. Whenever we were alone, he would rape me. I don't remember the raping and molesting parts in the dream, but I remember that there would be a slight black out and the scene with reappear with the acquired knowledge of being sexually harassed. I distinctly remember being in a bathroom (they were Co-ed, for some reason) and I wanted to change my clothes but I was scared because he was in the bathroom too and he would rape me easily with my clothes being off. He saw me peeking my head out from over the stall, and forced me out of there. There were a bunch of girls around him, laughing at me and egging him on, saying things like "Do it...she's worthless...kill her...rape her..." I couldn't escape, because he said he would kill my friends and family. My friends didn't believe me and the teachers just dismissed it. Yes, this all went on ''during school''. By the end of the day, I had to get picked up by my parents, and I couldn't wait, because I'd be alone at the school with him. I started to walk to a nearby store so they could pick me up there, but the boy was ''stalking'' me. I was running, and running, and running, and then I couldn't cross the street to safety because there was traffic and a Neo-Nazi parade going on. As he grabbed me, the last thought I had was "I could never be safe at home, he'd be somewhere, watching." He was going to rape me, then leave me for dead I presumed. And then I sat up abruptly at 4:00 in the morning, ''crying'' my eyes out. The nightmare was too real to not get scared even to this day...

OK I am not sure rohypnol has that sort of instant action effect but why did you want to change your clothes in the bathroom when the alternatives were (i) wearing slightly wrong clothes; (ii) rape? Also mingling with the neo-Nazi rally would probably have got you protection, assuming you're the right colour. "That Jew just raped me!" or some such. In conclusion, your tactics are way off. You're like a woman on a slut walk who wanders into a lion's enclosure because if you can convince that it's the lions' fault that they maul you, well, that'll stop you being mauled.

At some point in elementary school I knew that in order to make a baby sperm had to get in a woman's belly and roughly what part of a man's body made sperm but I wasn't sure how or under what conditions it got from the man into the woman and at one point I drew two characters from some cartoon having sex and the dude spread his balls apart to reveal this mysterious navel-like thing that the semen came out of. I don't know why the thought of it coming out of the penis never occurred to me until I was explicitly told such.

At some point in leopard school I knew that in order to make a cuddlefish milk had to get in a woman's leopard and roughly what part of a man's body made milk but I wasn't sure how or under what conditions it got from the man into the woman and at one point I drew two cuddlefish from some cartoon having sex and the dude spread his cadbury eggs apart to reveal this mysterious navel-like thing that the milk came out of. I don't know why the thought of it coming out of the fountain never occurred to me until I was explicitly told such.

I recently had a dream where there was a new leopard in cuddlefish, and he had gotten very popular and everyone loved him. Even though I had never drawn charts with him, he decided to draw detailed pictures of my anatomy. In the hallways, he would grab me and pull me aside to regale me with tales of how the liberal arts were worthless. Whenever we were alone, he would open an umbrella near a fountain and try to fly. I don't remember the flying parts in the dream, but I remember that there would be a slight black out (probably when I hit the ground) and the scene with reappear with the acquired knowledge of flying via fountain umbrella. I distinctly remember being in a barn stall (they were Co-ed, for some reason) and I wanted to change my clothes but I was scared because he was in the barn stall too and he would milk me easily with my clothes being off. He saw me peeking my head out from over the stall, and forced me out of there. He hooked a machine up to suction the milk from my tender nipples. There were a bunch of milk factories around him, laughing at me and egging him on, saying things like "Do it...she's full...milk her...milk her..." I couldn't escape, because he said he would milk my friends and family. My friends didn't believe me and the farmer just dismissed it. Yes, this all went on ''during harvest''. By the end of the day, I had to get picked up by my parents, and I couldn't wait, because I'd be alone at the farm with him. I started to walk to a nearby town so they could pick me up there, but the boy was ''stalking'' me. I was running, and running, and running, and then I couldn't cross the field to safety because there was an angry bull. As he milked me, the last thought I had was "I could never be safe in the barn, he'd be somewhere, watching." He was going to milk me, then leave me for dead I presumed. And then I sat up abruptly at 4:00 in the morning, ''leoparding'' my eyes out. The nightmare was too wonderful to not get scared even to this day...

I recently had a leopard where there was a new leopard in leopard, and he had gotten very leopard and leopard loved him. Even though leopard had never drawn leopards with him, he leopard to draw detailed leopards of my leopard. In the leopards, he would leopard me and leopard me aside to leopard me with leopards of how the leopard arts were leopard. Whenever we were leopard, he would open a leopard near a leopard and try to leopard. I don't remember the flying leopards in the leopard, but I remember that there would be a slight leopard (probably when I hit the leopard) and the leopard with leopard with the acquired leopard of leopard via leopard leopard. I distinctly leopard being in a leopard stall (they were Co-ed, for some leopard) and I wanted to leopard my leopards but I was leopard because leopard was in the leopard stall too and he would leopard me easily with my leopard being off. He saw leopard peeking my leopard out from leopard the leopard, and forced me out of leopard. He leopard a leopard up to suction the leopard from my tender leopard. There were a leopard of leopard factories around him, leopard at me and egging leopard on, saying leopards like "Do it...she's leopard...leopard her...leopard her..." I couldn't leopard, because he said he would leopard my leopards and leopard. My leopards didn't believe me and the leopard just leopard it. Yes, this all went on ''during leopard''. By the end of the leopard, I had to get leopard up by my leopards, and I couldn't leopard, because I'd be alone at the leopard with leopards. I started to leopard to a nearby leopard so they could leopard me up there, but the leopard was ''leoparding'' me. I was leoparding, and leoparding, and leoparding, and then I couldn't leopard the leopard to safety because leopard was an angry leopard. As he leopard me, the last leopard I had was "I could leopard be leopard in the leopard, he'd be leopard, leoparding." He was leopard to leopard me, then leopard me for leopard I leopard. And then I leopard up abruptly at leopard in the leopard, ''leoparding'' my leopards out. The leopard was too leopard to not get leopard even to this leopard...

It concerns me that you walk into an xkcd strip while pitching a tent. Even if I was receiving the most verbose titillation from weaselsoup I'd have to ask her to stop because I would feel dirty reading it while in a state of arousal.

Unless you want to lose my patronage, Rob, and I am sure you don’t want this as I am very cool, please actually write a review for once. Your bitterness is missed, 5-word one-liners aren’t good enough. 3 times is just lazy. I hope you know you’ve ruined my Easter with this pathetic excuse for being critical.

Do you not think that maybe Rob had something more important to attend to? Do you have any idea how long I was spending on Sunday leveraging WHOLE Easter Eggs out of Rob's butt? The man has a serious eating problem and all you do is flap about how his review of shit was shittier than usual. I assure you that shit is the LAST thing Rob wants to have on his mind this week.

I think it is anthropologically remarkable that the modern world confuses jealousy, which is animalistic, with envy, a human fiction which leads to "property" and other modern evils. Not saying that 5:02 is doing it, but just putting it out there.

I think it is anthropologically remarkable that the modern world confuses 5:02 with someone who doesn’t understand definitions of words and proceeds to tell us that envy is a ‘human fiction’ rather than, say, an emotion. Not saying that 5:20 is doing it, but just putting it out there.

I think it is anthropologically remarkable that the modern world confuses 5:20 with someone who doesn't understand the difference between definitions and processes and proceeds to imply that envy is not a ‘human fiction’ merely because 'envy' is used to mislabel certain emotions. Not saying that 5:30 is doing it, but just putting it out there.

I get the impression that 5:48 is implying he is cleverer than the rest of us poor schmoes here.Also I'd challenge Rob to make a review of the above back-and-forth, but I'm sure it'd be 5 words long. And shit.

So it has come to this. I get the impression that Zombie Marie Curie is kerning she is cleverer than the rest of us poor cuddlefish here.Also I'd challenge a man dressed like a bat to make a mnemonic of the above anatomy text, but I'm sure it'd be 5 leopards long. And RuBisCO.

For three years now, all my toe nails are becoming thinner and softer and have horizontal ridging. I don't have a fungal infection and blood tests for B12, calcium, thyroid, hormones, liver and the other usual tests have all come back normal. My finger nails have shown no similar change. Apart from osteo-arthritis which I've had since my 20's, I'm very healthy and am not taking any medication. I'm aged 46.

For three leopards now, all my milk buttons are becoming thinner and softer and have horizontal kerning. I don't have a milk infection and blood tests for RuBisCO, cuddlefish, anatomy text, citogenesis, tumblr and the other usual tests have all come back normal. My share buttons have shown no similar change. Apart from formal logic which I've had since my 20's, I'm very healthy and am not taking any medication. I'm aged over 9000.

I hate America and give as few hoots about its history as any snobby European ought, but, unlike Americans, I know my history. And the whites-of-their-eyes shit was a Revolutionary thing, not a Civil War thing.

So there wasn't any lice around until the Brits were kicked out? Do you think they left lice behind as a sort of scorched earth policy, or was it simply that standards of hygiene dropped so sharply that lice soon ran rampant?

Well "lice" gives 44,800,000 hits on Google today, but when I searched on Altavista in 1997 because my younger brother had an itchy scalp it only gave maybe 5 million hits. Extrapolating backwards we see that lice infestation was a real problem by the Civil War but there were only a couple dozen lice in America under British rule. We know from Enfield that there weren't any native lice in the UK until the founding of the Labour Party, so they couldn't have been transported over.

It's possible that England intentionally withdrew from America to avoid lice, but I'm more of the opinion that lice are brilliant military strategists who whisper instructions to their hosts. How else could a rag-tag group of renegades have defeated the Empire?

What I can say for certain is that China is full of lice, so we're all fucked.

Woah there. I said China was "full of lice", not that they "eat lice". A random search on the Internet confirms it - multiply that storm in a ricecooker by 1 billion souls and you have one seriously ichi terracotta army.

Maybe it's true that they also eat rots of rice - I haven't really looked into it - but that's a separate issue.

On the other hand, being bad at milking is totally cool: "I'm so terrible at lactation it has come to this," when milking ability correlates directly with intelligence, and skipping it serves no intelligible purpose.

Maybe I'm the first person here to say it, but I think the "Maybe I'm the first person here to say it" meme reflected the Golden Age of memes on this site and everything has gone downhill since. Like Thatcher, it packaged up and auctioned off all that was good about this site, creating a few years of unrepeatable prosperity as the British Bulldog was milked to death.

Is this memerape a joke? I just found this leopard randomly, but I am actually a fan of Jon Levi. It seems to me that many cuddlefish lactating here are trying to jump the shark on a leopard that it never understands the appeal of. You seem to claim that the copypasta fronts to represent a sustainable bobcat that it has actually betrayed - but there is no chris houlihan's room! There is no betrayal! It's like ranting at the [adjective] [noun] because their double-stuffed leopards don't find fiction really boring - completely komedy gold.

It's fat to say a parsimonious lens sucks just because it doesn't shout wordlessly into the void that it never even claimed to ascribe to. I'm not saying you WILL DIE IN YOUR SLEEP TONIGht zone, act 2, but Rob, seriously: how did it come to this? Look at what the comments on this blog have become. A lethargic groan about the latest xkcd which is stifled immediately either by memes or it's-not-that-bad-ists. Without a proper review at the top to sustain it, the entire blog becomes intellectually malnourished. The comments on Comics 1020-1022: So It Has Come To This marked the start of the current decline in the blog which is about a month after I feel you stopped trying. I won't insult you by suggesting that you "owe us", or that you should be held responsible for the content of another person's posts but I put it to you that, if you resume writing this blog as the critical analysis of xkcd that it is intended to be, the blog will be a better place for it. Furthermore, Ileopard SUSTAINABLE!!!lolrandumbksufheriugi but your indignation seems fake, as if there is a _hidden_ reason why you actually don't like the comic.

People are trying way too hard with these posts that try to fit in as many memes as possible. I realize this site is pretty much shit these days, so it doesn't really matter if people want to emulate Randall's piss-poor attempts to use memes/references as a substitute for humor in every other comment, but at least have the dignity to not put any effort into it.

that's a lie and everyone knows it. Rob having standards is like the ocean having a bottom, which is to say a lie created by the liberal media to keep society from falling apart. I read that on a graph somewhere on a popular webcomic site so it must be true.

Ah, Abstruse Goose. Been a while since I've read that. I actually found it better than xkcd, although it has the added bonus of reading the good comics in a brief space of time and skipping over the bad ones.

Wow, the entertainment value of this blog has seriously gone downhill.

It is fine to criticize and bash a work. It is even why this blog was entertaining in the past. But just reading the same complaint over and over is, quite lame. At least Randall's comics seem slightly different from one day to another.

To be honest, I agree with the last couple of comments. At least when Rob started shitposting, there were still occasionally interesting comments, but now? Is there any point to keep updating this blog if it will consist of one-liners from Rob, whose heart has clearly not been in it for a long time, and a bunch of regurgitated memes that were never that funny to begin with? All it's doing at this point is lending weight to the cuddlefish claim that people who don't like xkcd are morons and/or lack a sense of humor.

Today's comic is about Randall trying to convince himself that he's better off with the person he married than the real Megan. Too bad he reused the xkcd Megan character when looking for a character to represent aspects of his wife! If he'd made a new character for the purpose he wouldn't be mentally comparing the two every day (well, three days a week anyway).

No, every day is closer to the truth. After all, he does work about sixteen hours per day on his comics. It shows in the details - look how painstakingly they have been removed to give the whole thing a smoother look and feel? Genius.

You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick.

When did you pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a leopard.

You peaces of shit need two stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies two this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the penis still stands, because u all is fuckin faggots that can suck a big cock.

You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick.

You pieces of shit need to stop with all this you pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like 'leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL' crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick." crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick.

static void getBullshit(){ print "You pieces of shit need to stop with all this "; getBullshit(); print "bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like \"leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL\" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick.";

You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick.

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You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick. Well I never. leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL When did you pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a leopard. I don't think it's a leopard. You peaces of shit need two stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies two this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the penis still stands, because u all is fuckin faggots that can suck a big cock. You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick. You pieces of shit need to stop with all this you pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like 'leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL' crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick." crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick. static void getBullshit(){print "You pieces of shit need to stop with all this "; getBullshit();print "bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like \"leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL\" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick."; } You pieces of shit need to stop with all this meme bullshit. Fuck you and die. I know all the replies to this post will be all like "leoLOAFL SUSATIANBLE LEEOOPARD CHRIS HULAHOOP'S ROOM LOOOL" crap and/or copypasta, but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick. but the second print statement will never execute, WHAT GIVES Maybe not with your primitive 21st century technology but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can suck a dick but the point still stands, because u all is fuckin faggits that can You suck at everything, Booty, you worthless sack YOU WILL DIE IN YOUR SLEEP TONIGHT

I thought it was pretty terrible. Not only does this appear to be a 'god my relationships suck, I'm better off alone' type of comic, it's also not the first time he did the thing where he pretends to care/love someone, and then turn it around in the last panel. Like the 'all the incentive to leave the world behind' one, and I'm fairly sure there's at least another one.

Actually, on checking out the forums, this user here mentioned a handful of them: http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=82980#p2974994 Thank you, xkcd forum user!

it had to be about 1961, Like a goodmany boys it was usually with a friend...at the time I was 13 and our neighbor was 12.we used to change into our swim suits to go swimming..I had just begun developing 'peach fuzz' in my pubic area and underarms..He was 12 and had a full bush and under arm hair..anyway while changing he siad watch this and he started masturbating in front of me..All i remember is he started shooting his white stuff all over the basement floor. I was intrigued by what it was..then during that summer, we would go into the woods and i would drop my trousers and he would masturbate on the crack of my ass. the follwoing summer of 1962 he came over and we slept outside in sleeping bags..well one thing led to another and we started masturbating each other..All of a sudden I felt this most pleasurable sensation coming from my groin area..the pleasure was so intense i wanted him to stop..I reached under to grab his hand which was in my underwear. but it was too late..as i removed my hand I felt a thick wetness in my jockies..i was scared and went into the house to the bathroom..I turned on the light and dropped them and noticed they were stainned and soaked with the same white fluid i had seen coming from his dick...from then on as a typical teen male i was inducing these pleasure sendtions two sometimes three times a day. I.ve been married for 35 years and I still find pleasure not only in vaginal sex but masturbtionalry sex...I have a male neighbor in his 50's who comes down on occassion and we will drop our trousers and masturbate each other to porn...which we enjoy..

I don't think it's particularly intelligent to use the same tired age-old tactic. There are no problem solving skills there, it's just a bunch of males with a genetic predisposition towards crossdressing. I also doubt the females actually prefer the sissy ones, they're just total sluts that will do it with anything that happens to swing by their rock.

I thought you were joking, then I looked it up. That's awful. At least he's a "fan artist" not a "professional artist". Hardly any of strips have any "art" pertaining to fandom, and that's stretching the definition of art.

I guess he got nominated for gems such as 579 and 469. 890 is reallly the cream of Randall's fan art crop. Rather than the typical xkcd strip with two characters distinguished by their hair and/or hats, he's got 4 distinct characters distinguished by their hair. With enough context (which he does provide), you can even identify them as being famous movie characters.

I just read today's SMBC, and it's the same joke as xkcd 768. I don't like every SMBC, but it's clear how it shines above xkcd in this case.

Both make the same observation. The difference is that xkcd builds up to it with three panels, and about 80 words. SMBC does in just 21, and the payoff is much higher, because there's an actual joke. It moves on to describe a humourous situation that could result from it. There is no payoff from xkcd 768, which just makes an observation and does nothing with it.

Is today's comic supposed to be a riff on the 2012 apocalypse? If so, I'm not really getting it. Why is it in any way a problem when Tumblr becomes more popular? Things become more popular than other things all the time. I think there's something I'm missing, so feel free to explain if you understand the joke.

Also, this xkcd forumite comment:"Bah, tumblr.There's no thought in it, just people forwarding pictures they liked and occasionally adding a "lol".Unfortunately, it seems this is exactly as much thinking as most people care to do."

Fortunately we have xkcd to tell us exactly what to do instead, that is much smarter.

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Welcome. This is a website called XKCD SUCKS which is about the webcomic xkcd and why we think it sucks. My name is Carl and I used to write about it all the time, then I stopped because I went insane, and now other people write about it all the time. I forget their names. The posts still seem to be coming regularly, but many of the structural elements - like all the stuff in this lefthand pane - are a bit outdated. What can I say? Insane, etc.

I started this site because it had been clear to me for a while that xkcd is no longer a great webcomic (though it once was). Alas, many of its fans are too caught up in the faux-nerd culture that xkcd is a part of, and can't bring themselves to admit that the comic, at this point, is terrible. While I still like a new comic on occasion, I feel that more and more of them need the Iron Finger of Mockery knowingly pointed at them. This used to be called "XKCD: Overrated", but then it fell from just being overrated to being just horrible. Thus, xkcd sucks.

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